It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree (Hardcover)

from ouroborosangel

This book was interesting and amusing in some places, but I didn't get the sense that this was an A.J. Jacobs' usual in-depth ultra-obsessed project book. This felt more like A.J. Jacobs-lite. It did get me looking into my family history, which I'm thankful for. I've learned that my great-grandmo...

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Ever since my oldest (Olivia-Grace) was born (August 15, 2007) I became obsessed with genealogy. Genealogy became fascinating to me, especially because my family never really fully discussed the family tree or history. Especially on my father's side. My father's father (my grandfather) passed awa...

from BettyTaylor56

I read his book “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.” I wasn't crazy about it, nor am I for this book. However, it does have its good points. His sense of humor is always welcome. I figure his wife Julie must have a LOT of patience....

from hikatie

I listened to the audiobook version, and it was breezy and engaging, and light enough to not miss the thread of an ongoing argument if I got distracted by something. I've worked in a local history department of a public library, much of which ends up being helping people do genealogy research, so...

from indygo88

I've read quite a few of A.J. Jacobs' books at this point, so I feel like I know what to expect. He generally takes a fairly serious topic and explores it with a fair dose of humor and lightheartedness. In this one, he takes on genealogy, acknowledging that at some point, we're all related. There...